3 Go to the king and speak thus to him. 11:6; 20:20; Amos 1:1 Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. As I have served your father, so I will serve you.”. 2 Samuel 14:14 We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. 2 And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. 14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew uthat the king’s heart went out to Absalom. KJV NKJV NLT NIV ESV CSB NASB. 33 David said to him, “If you go on with me, you will be ja burden to me. 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Absalom Returns to Jerusalem. 3 Go to the king and speak thus to him.” So Joab xput the words in her mouth. (). w Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead. 7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Go to your brother Amnon’s house and prepare food for him.” 11 And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, emy own son seeks my life; how much more now may this Benjaminite! 30 While they were on the way, news came to David, “Absalom has struck down all the king’s sons, and not one of them is left.” For in giving this decision the king convicts himself, inasmuch as the king does not bring ihis banished one home again. 14 We must all die; we are jlike water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. 2 Samuel 13:12 Or humiliate; also verses 14, 22, 32; 2 Samuel 13:16 Compare Septuagint, Vulgate; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain; 2 Samuel 13:18 Or a robe of many colors (compare Genesis 37:3); compare long robe, verse 19; 2 Samuel 13:21 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint add But he would not punish his son Amnon, because he loved him, since he was his firstborn 11 With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem cwho were invited guests, and they went in their innocence and knew nothing. Will you n… So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 28 Now then gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city and it be called by my name.” 2 Samuel 15:1–14 Absalom’s Conspiracy. Go back and take your brothers with you, and may the Lord show4 steadfast love and faithfulness to you.” 6 And your servant had two sons, and they quarreled with one another in the field. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead. 2 Samuel 14:3 Go to the king and speak thus to him." 21 When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.4 And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount. 33 Now therefore let not my lord the king so otake it to heart as to suppose that all the king’s sons are dead, for Amnon alone is dead.”. When parents and rulers countenance such characters, they will soon suffer the most fatal effects. 16:14; [Deut. So whatever you hear from the king’s house, ltell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute. And after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her. 2 Samuel 14:14English Standard Version (ESV) 14 We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. 2 Samuel 14 Parallel Chapters. 2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, 14 Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us iflee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. 28 So Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence. 30 Then he said to his servants, “See, Joab's field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” So Absalom's servants set the field on fire. 29:9. He came to him and said to him, y “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. 2 And Joab sent to v Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, "Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. 2 Samuel 14 - ESV: Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king's heart went out to Absalom. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. Dress in mourning clothes, and don’t use any cosmetic lotions. 3 Go to the king and speak thus to him.” Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. 17:3; Ps. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters. For in giving this decision the king convicts himself, inasmuch as the king does not bring (O)his banished one home again. 14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew uthat the king’s heart went out to Absalom. 14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king's heart went out to Absalom. 23 So Joab arose and went to qGeshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. The Lord your God be with you!” 23 But now he is dead. 18 And Hushai said to Absalom, “No, for whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will remain. 16 So the king went out, and all his household after him. 5 And the king said to her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, a“Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead. 1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew # ch. 23 And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed qthe brook rKidron, and all the people passed on toward sthe wilderness. And when any man had a dispute to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And when he said, “Your servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel,” Subscribe to a study package to unlock the ESV Study Bible, the interactive Knowing the Bible study series, the Preaching the Word commentary series, and more. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of mthe angel of God to know all things that are on the earth.”. Search the Bible. 23 Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, pboth by David and by Absalom. Leave him alone, and let him curse, for the Lord has told him to. 17 And your servant thought, ‘The word of my lord the king will set me at rest,’ for my lord the king is mlike the angel of God to discern good and evil. 10 But David's heart struck him after he had numbered the people. Red … 17 And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them. 13:39 that the king’s heart went out to Absalom. 17 He called the young man who served him and said, “Put this woman out of my presence and bolt the door after her.” 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ Copy Options. 36 Behold, mtheir two sons are with them there, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son, mand by them you shall send to me everything you hear.” Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.” 2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. 16 For the king will hear and deliver his servant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from lthe heritage of God.’ Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 2 Samuel 14 Absalom Returns to Jerusalem. 8 For your servant zvowed a vow awhile I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the Lord will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to2 the Lord.’” And David mourned for his son day after day. 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